This Is the Best Hiking Boot You Can Buy Right Now

Tecnica’s Forge is the best fitting hiking boot on the market today not despite the fact that it’s the brand’s first foray into the hiking category, but because of it. Primarily a ski-boot manufacturer, the Italian sportswear company built this hiker using the same true heat-molding technology that have made their ski-boots so popular. The heat-molding process makes it so buyers skip the painful break-in period and get a perfectly fitting hiking boot equipped with Gore-Tex linear and Vibram outsole right out of the gate. The downside to that customization is the buying options for the Tecnica Forge are limited to brick-and-mortar stores that keep it and its boot-fitting robot in stock. But that small hurdle is worth it for a hiking boot that fits better than any you’ll ever put on.